Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 29, Issue 4 (2009)

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 29, Issue 4 (2009)

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Cranial anatomy of Oligo-Miocene koalas (Diprotodontia: Phascolarctidae): stages in the evolution of an extreme leaf-eating specialization
Julien Louys, Ken Aplin, Robin M.D. Beck & Michael Archer
Pages: 981-992
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforCranial anatomy of Oligo-Miocene koalas (Diprotodontia: Phascolarctidae): stages in the evolution of an extreme leaf-eating specialization | References | PDF (873.2 KB)
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A new clupeiform fish from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, northeastern Brazil
Francisco J. De Figueiredo
Pages: 993-1005
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new clupeiform fish from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) of Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, northeastern Brazil | References | PDF (965 KB)
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Pseudodalatias henarejensis nov. sp. a new pseudodalatiid (Elasmobranchii) from the Middle Triassic of Spain
Héctor Botella, Pablo Plasencia, Ana Marquez-Aliaga, Gilles Cuny & Markus Dorka
Pages: 1006-1012
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforPseudodalatias henarejensis nov. sp. a new pseudodalatiid (Elasmobranchii) from the Middle Triassic of Spain | References | PDF (889 KB)
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Comparison and biomechanical interpretations of the vertebrae and osteoderms of Cacops aspidephorus and Dissorophus multicinctus (Temnospondyli, Dissorophidae)
David W. Dilkes
Pages: 1013-1021
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforComparison and biomechanical interpretations of the vertebrae and osteoderms of Cacops aspidephorus and Dissorophus multicinctus (Temnospondyli, Dissorophidae) | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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A possible ctenosauriscid archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania
Richard J. Butler, Paul M. Barrett, Richard L. Abel & David J. Gower
Pages: 1022-1031
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA possible ctenosauriscid archosaur from the Middle Triassic Manda Beds of Tanzania | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the upper Elliot Formation (Lower Jurassic) of South Africa
Paul M. Barrett
Pages: 1032-1045
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the upper Elliot Formation (Lower Jurassic) of South Africa | References | PDF (943.7 KB)
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The postcranial osteology of Rapetosaurus krausei (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Kristina Curry Rogers
Pages: 1046-1086
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe postcranial osteology of Rapetosaurus krausei (Sauropoda: Titanosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar | References | PDF (3.9 MB)
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Long and girdle bone histology of Stegosaurus: implications for growth and life history
Ragna Redelstorff & P. Martin Sander
Pages: 1087-1099
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AbstractforLong and girdle bone histology of Stegosaurus: implications for growth and life history | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Tethyshadros insularis, a new hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy
Fabio M. Dalla Vecchia
Pages: 1100-1116
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforTethyshadros insularis, a new hadrosauroid dinosaur (Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Italy | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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A redescription of the ankylosaurid dinosaur Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus Parks, 1924 (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) and a revision of the genus
Victoria M. Arbour, Michael E. Burns & Robin L. Sissons
Pages: 1117-1135
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA redescription of the ankylosaurid dinosaur Dyoplosaurus acutosquameus Parks, 1924 (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) and a revision of the genus | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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A reevaluation of the manus structure in Triceratops (Ceratopsia: Ceratopsidae)
Shin-Ichi Fujiwara
Pages: 1136-1147
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforA reevaluation of the manus structure in Triceratops (Ceratopsia: Ceratopsidae) | References | PDF (978.4 KB)
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New Iberian galliforms and reappraisal of some Pliocene and Pleistocene Eurasian taxa
Antonio Sánchez Marco
Pages: 1148-1161
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew Iberian galliforms and reappraisal of some Pliocene and Pleistocene Eurasian taxa | References | PDF (226.8 KB)
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The Permian dicynodont Colobodectes cluveri (Therapsida, Anomodontia), with notes on its ontogeny and stratigraphic range in the Karoo Basin, South Africa
Kenneth D. Angielczyk & Bruce S. Rubidge
Pages: 1162-1173
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe Permian dicynodont Colobodectes cluveri (Therapsida, Anomodontia), with notes on its ontogeny and stratigraphic range in the Karoo Basin, South Africa | References | PDF (923.5 KB)
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Taxonomic revision and new observations on the postcranial skeleton, biogeography, and biostratigraphy of the dicynodont genus Dicynodontoides, the senior subjective synonym of Kingoria (Therapsida, Anomodontia)
Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Christian A. Sidor, Sterling J. Nesbitt, Roger M. H. Smith & Linda A. Tsuji
Pages: 1174-1187
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforTaxonomic revision and new observations on the postcranial skeleton, biogeography, and biostratigraphy of the dicynodont genus Dicynodontoides, the senior subjective synonym of Kingoria (Therapsida, Anomodontia) | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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The endocranial cavity of a nonmammalian eucynodont, Chiniquodon theotenicus, and its implications for the origin of the mammalian brain
T. S. Kemp
Pages: 1188-1198
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe endocranial cavity of a nonmammalian eucynodont, Chiniquodon theotenicus, and its implications for the origin of the mammalian brain | References | PDF (939 KB)
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Description of a digital cranial endocast of Bathygenys reevesi (Merycoidodontidae; Oreodontoidea) and implications for apomorphy-based diagnosis of isolated, natural endocasts
Thomas E. Macrini
Pages: 1199-1211
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforDescription of a digital cranial endocast of Bathygenys reevesi (Merycoidodontidae; Oreodontoidea) and implications for apomorphy-based diagnosis of isolated, natural endocasts | References | PDF (460.1 KB)
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Anatomy of the postcranial skeleton of “Miacis” uintensis (Mammalia: Carnivoramorpha)
Michelle Spaulding & John J. Flynn
Pages: 1212-1223
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforAnatomy of the postcranial skeleton of “Miacis” uintensis (Mammalia: Carnivoramorpha) | References | PDF (482.5 KB)
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Details of the cranial anatomy of a primitive diplacodont brontothere, cf. Protitanotherium, from the Wiggins Formation of Wyoming (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae)
Bryn J. Mader
Pages: 1224-1232
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforDetails of the cranial anatomy of a primitive diplacodont brontothere, cf. Protitanotherium, from the Wiggins Formation of Wyoming (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae) | References | PDF (937.4 KB)
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Eotheroides lambondrano, new middle Eocene seacow (Mammalia, Sirenia) from the Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar
Karen E. Samonds, Iyad S. Zalmout, Mitchell T. Irwin, David W. Krause, Raymond R. Rogers & Lydia L. Raharivony
Pages: 1233-1243
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforEotheroides lambondrano, new middle Eocene seacow (Mammalia, Sirenia) from the Mahajanga Basin, northwestern Madagascar | References | PDF (774.5 KB)
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Systematic and taxonomic revision of the Pleistocene ground sloth Megatherium (Pseudomegatherium) tarijense (Xenarthra: Megatheriidae)
Gerardo De Iuliis, François Pujos & Giuseppe Tito
Pages: 1244-1251
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforSystematic and taxonomic revision of the Pleistocene ground sloth Megatherium (Pseudomegatherium) tarijense (Xenarthra: Megatheriidae) | References | PDF (374.2 KB)
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Contribution to the knowledge of the Sparassocynidae (Mammalia, Metatheria, Didelphoidea), with comments on the age of the Aisol Formation (Neogene), Mendoza Province, Argentina
Analía M. Forasiepi, Francisco Goin & Agustín G. Martinelli
Pages: 1252-1263
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforContribution to the knowledge of the Sparassocynidae (Mammalia, Metatheria, Didelphoidea), with comments on the age of the Aisol Formation (Neogene), Mendoza Province, Argentina | References | PDF (700.7 KB)
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Two Eobaatarid (Multituberculata; Mammalia) genera from the Lower Cretaceous Shahai and Fuxin Formations, northeastern Chinau
Nao Kusuhashi, Yaoming Hu, Yuanqing Wang, Takeshi Setoguchi & Hiroshige Matsuoka
Pages: 1264-1288
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforTwo Eobaatarid (Multituberculata; Mammalia) genera from the Lower Cretaceous Shahai and Fuxin Formations, northeastern Chinau | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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New middle Eocene archaeocetes (Cetacea: Mammalia) from the Kuldana Formation of northern Pakistan
Lisa Noelle Cooper, J. G.M. Thewissen & S. T. Hussain
Pages: 1289-1299
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforNew middle Eocene archaeocetes (Cetacea: Mammalia) from the Kuldana Formation of northern Pakistan | References | PDF (1,007.4 KB)
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The cranial anatomy of Metarhinus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae)
Bryn J. Mader
Pages: 1300-1305
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
AbstractforThe cranial anatomy of Metarhinus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Brontotheriidae) | References | PDF (567.4 KB)
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A plesiosaur containing an ichthyosaur embryo as stomach contents from the Sundance Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
F. Robin O'Keefe, Hallie P. Street, Jean Pierre Cavigelli, John J. Socha & R. Dennis O'Keefe
Pages: 1306-1310
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA plesiosaur containing an ichthyosaur embryo as stomach contents from the Sundance Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming | References | PDF (389.5 KB)
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New material of Luperosuchus fractus (Archosauria: Crurotarsi) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: the earliest known South American ‘Rauisuchian’
Julia B. Desojo & Andrea B. Arcucci
Pages: 1311-1315
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforNew material of Luperosuchus fractus (Archosauria: Crurotarsi) from the Middle Triassic of Argentina: the earliest known South American ‘Rauisuchian’ | References | PDF (299.7 KB)
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Bizarre notosuchian crocodyliform with associated eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Bolivia
Fernando E. Novas, Diego F. Pais, Diego Pol, Ismar De Souza Carvalho, Agustin Scanferla, Alvaro Mones & Mario Suárez Riglos
Pages: 1316-1320
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforBizarre notosuchian crocodyliform with associated eggs from the Upper Cretaceous of Bolivia | References | PDF (393.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Dyrosaurid remains from the Intertrappean Beds of India and the Late Cretaceous distribution of Dyrosauridae
Ashu Khosla, Joseph J. W. Sertich, Guntupalli V. R. Prasad & Omkar Verma
Pages: 1321-1326
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforDyrosaurid remains from the Intertrappean Beds of India and the Late Cretaceous distribution of Dyrosauridae | References | PDF (380.5 KB)
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A reinterpretation of pteroid articulation in pterosaurs
David Peters
Pages: 1327-1330
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforA reinterpretation of pteroid articulation in pterosaurs | References | PDF (403.5 KB)
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Differentiation of Phiomys andrewsi from Lavocatomys aequatorialis (n. gen., n. sp.) (Rodentia: Thryonomyoidea) in the Oligo-Miocene interval on continental Africa
Patricia A. Holroyd & Nancy J. Stevens
Pages: 1331-1334
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforDifferentiation of Phiomys andrewsi from Lavocatomys aequatorialis (n. gen., n. sp.) (Rodentia: Thryonomyoidea) in the Oligo-Miocene interval on continental Africa | References | PDF (156.2 KB)
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Pedal morphology of the marsupial lion Thylacoleo carnifex (Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae) from the Pleistocene of Australia
Roderick T. Wells, Peter F. Murray & Steven J. Bourne
Pages: 1335-1340
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforPedal morphology of the marsupial lion Thylacoleo carnifex (Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae) from the Pleistocene of Australia | References | PDF (542.5 KB)
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Correction
ERRATUM
Thomas E. Williamson & Anne Weil
Page: 1341
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
CitationforERRATUM | References | PDF (19.7 KB)
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INDEX TO VOLUME 29
Pages: 1342-1353
Published online: 02 Aug 2010
First Page PreviewforINDEX TO VOLUME 29 | PDF (85.5 KB)
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